1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles
# 1996 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Defending champion Andre Agassi defeated Michael Chang in a rematch of the previous year's final, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1996 Cincinnati Masters.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

* Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Muster (semifinals)
* Michael Chang (final)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals)
* Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
* Andre Agassi (champion)
* Richard Krajicek (third round)
* Jim Courier (third round)
* Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
* Thomas Enqvist (semifinals)
* MaliVai Washington (second round)
* Todd Martin (second round)
* Marc Rosset (first round)
* Cédric Pioline (second round)
* Richey Reneberg (first round)
* Jason Stoltenberg (third round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Thomas Enqvist | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Michael Chang | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Michael Chang | $6^4$ | 4 |
| | | | | | 6 | Andre Agassi | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 6 | Andre Agassi | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Andre Agassi | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 2 | Thomas Muster | 4 | 1 | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hlasek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Hlasek | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | W McGuire | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | $6^5$ | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | T Woodbridge | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | M Woodforde | $7^7$ | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | P Korda | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | R Reneberg | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Sampras | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | T Enqvist | 6 | 6 |
| | B Black | 1 | 2 | | 10 | T Enqvist | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | P Rafter | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bruguera | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | T Enqvist | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | H Arazi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | R Krajicek | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | | V Spadea | $6^8$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | R Krajicek | $7^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Damm | 4 | $6^3$ | | | A Medvedev | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Edberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | C Caratti | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Pescosolido | 2 | 1 | | | S Edberg | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | C Caratti | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13/WC | M Rosset | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Chang | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | T Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 5 |
| | M Joyce | 0 | 4 | | 12 | T Martin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Karbacher | 6 | 6 | | | B Karbacher | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Eltingh | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | B Karbacher | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Björkman | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Furlan | 3 | $6^3$ | | | J Björkman | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Matsuoka | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | M Larsson | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Larsson | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Philippoussis | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | Q | A O'Brien | $7^7$ | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| Q | A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | Q | A O'Brien | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Raoux | 4 | 5 | | 11 | M Washington | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Washington | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Agassi | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | C Pioline | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 |
| | S Stolle | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | C Pioline | $6^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Woodruff | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | C Woodruff | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Chesnokov | 6 | $6^0$ | 1 | | | | | | | C Woodruff | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Siemerink | 3 | 2 | | | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | J Courier | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen | $6^4$ | 4 | | | G Rusedski | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Rusedski | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | J Courier | $6^9$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | W Ferreira | $7^{11}$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | À Corretja | 4 | 4 | | | D Vacek | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dewulf | 2 | 3 | | 9 | W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | W Ferreira | $6^4$ | $6^{14}$ |
| 16 | J Stoltenberg | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | $7^7$ | $7^{16}$ |
| Q | J Grabb | 4 | $6^2$ | | 16 | J Stoltenberg | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Draper | 1 | r | | Q | S Hiršzon | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Hiršzon | 6 | | | | | | | | 16 | J Stoltenberg | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | W Kowalski | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kulti | 6 | 5 | 3 | Q | W Kowalski | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | T Muster | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
